PLFS Survey

Currently, the NSO releases the PLFS data for urban areas on a quarterly and yearly basis, while for rural areas it is released only annually

PLFS data says share of manufacturing up

Labour force participation rate for women rose to 41.7% from 23.3% in 2017-18

PLFS data for the period suggests share of self-employed, wage-jobbers up

In contrast, the female unemployment rate increased to 9 per cent in Q1 FY25 from 8.5 per cent in Q4 FY24

Indian economy poses structural constraints

The share of women in wage work was the highest in Q1 of FY21 at 61.2 per cent

Previously, the jobless rate in urban areas has been steadily declining since the high of 12.6 per cent reported during the April-June quarter of FY22 during the peak of the pandemic

It is not really a case of jobless growth, just that job creation is more for the low-skilled

Since the quarterly samples are drawn independently, estimates of labour force indicators for a calendar year have been obtained by combining the data from the four quarters of the calendar year

Overall, the share of workers having wage/salaried employment has declined to 20.9 per cent in 2022-23 from 23.8 per cent in 2018-19

The jobless rate in urban areas has been steadily declining since the high of 12.6 per cent recorded in the COVID-affected April-June quarter of FY22

NSS sampling design are not tenable, since the conclusions drawn have been based on the assessment of sampling design with faulty application inapplicable method/approach

Decline in regular wage employment in general category led to an increase in self-employment and casual work

A hostile public environment adds to workplace patriarchy

Payroll data released by the EPFO showed that cumulatively 4.92 million new subscribers have joined the social security organisation between April-August this year

The quality of jobs needs to improve

It's widely held that salaried roles, which guarantee consistent wages, offer better job security than casual positions or self-employment

The unemployment rate under the so-called "usual status" during the one-year period declined for the fifth consecutive year since its launch in April 2017

Quarterly PLFS survey for urban India shows unemployment rate stagnated at 7.2% after declining for five consecutive quarters